It was afternoon now, and Keanu had arrived back to Cherryton. Walking the whole way sure did tire him out. His messy mind kept forgetting to pick his car up from his place and just drive to school. Still, a bit of exercise never hurt anyone. He was, however, in desperate need of a pick-me-up. He looked around and saw that people were walking around the courtyard, some were even jogging. He couldn't do it right out in the open. He looked to his right and saw the gym where the drama club was rehearsing. He decided it was a good of a place as any, and he walked inside. He walked past everyone, greeting them. The girls noticed him first, smiling and waving to him. He smiled back.
-"Excuse me, where are you going?" The drama club supervisor asked.
-"Oh I'm sorry, I'm just heading in the back to pick up some plastic cups, I'll be out of here in no time sir." Keanu excused himself politely.
-"Oh, okay, those are in the back on the left side, next to the dining props." The supervisor guided. Keanu nodded.
A little kindness sure goes a long way. Keanu walked through the storage room of the drama club and looked for a place that was out of sight. He settled on heading off into the left side, in the darker part of the room. He set his phone on a crate and pulled his bag of cocaine out. He poured some onto his phone, and he started cutting lines with his credit card. As he was doing so, however, he heard some voices and footsteps. He wasn't bothered, he was far enough away, and he had a good excuse as to why he was in there. They were getting closer though. Didn't matter, he was almost done anyways. He took a 5000 yen note from his wallet and started rolling it up, listening along to the conversation that was going on near him.
-"To me, "Sincerity" means enjoying life while being true to yourself." A voice spoke. Keanu nodded to that, picking his phone up and lifting it to his nose along with the rolled up yen note.
"Morals don't really do us much good. You know... If you were to eat me alive right now, I wouldn't hate you for it." The voice continued. Keanu's eyes widened, and he had a creeped out expression on his face. "Let's see... I'll just close the curtains." The voice spoke, walking over and closing the curtains in the room. Keanu looked over and he could see who it was. It was that damn sheep that pestered him about his room some days ago. And... Legoshi was with him? "When I'm alone with a girl in a dimly lit classroom... I feel an uncontrollable urge to kiss her." He spoke. Keanu looked straight at them, from the shadow. He could not shift his eyes from the scene that was unfolding. "Sendai. Do you feel like eating me right now? You've got a sheep ready to be eaten, right in front of you." The sheep continued. Keanu stared, still holding his phone and yen note up to his face. Suddenly, Legoshi grabbed the sheep's hand.
-"I don't eat meat and I don't have a girlfriend... I'm just a good-for-nothing wolf nobody." Legoshi spoke through his teeth. Keanu could see he was pissed.
-"Really? Well, if you say so." The sheep smugly replied, smiling in his face.
-"Agh! I'm hungry! I'm going to the cafeteria! I want to eat some vegetables!" Legoshi yelled, stomping away angrily, slamming the door as he left. The sheep stood in place though.
-"Hmph, what a tease." He spoke. he looked to his side only to see Keanu, still in the same position he was in while they were talking. "You perv! Hiding in the shadows! Were you watching us the whole time?" The sheep asked, surprised.
-"Kinda, yeah." Keanu replied, still not moving. The sheep sighed.
-"Wait, you're that guy! With the whole dealer look! Looks like I was right too, that doesn't look like medicine on your phone." The sheep smugly pointed out. Keanu looked at his phone and back at him.
-"I won't tell if you don't." Keanu offered. The sheep shrugged.
-"Whatever. At least it's something interesting. Every carnivore I've seen so far is so wrapped up in their own belief of supremacy that it's tiring." The sheep commented. "I'm Pina by the way." He introduced himself.
-"Keanu." Keanu barked, snorting the lines he made. Pina just looked at him, with the same dumb smile he had on his face just moments before.
-"Well, Keanu. I've gotta go to my dorm. Maybe I'll swing by yours later." Pina winked, and walked out of the storage. Keanu stood for a second.
(Did he just wink? What the fuck.) Keanu thought. He opened his phone and checked the date. Oh, it was Friday. Perfect. He decided, now that he had a boost, he would go over to the black market and have a good night. He tucked his phone back in his pocket and left the storage room.
Several hours have passed, and Keanu was sufficiently drunk and high, leaning back into a club sofa, staring at the ceiling and tapping his foot to the music.
-"Thank you all for waiting! We will end today with the performance of Cosmo the okapi!" A voice spoke from the speakers.
Several animals were whooping and cheering in anticipation. Keanu lifted his head and looked over at the stage. Cosmo was beautiful. The way she danced with such passion, her body, her gaze, her confidence. It was enough to make everyone in the club go mad. Soon enough she was completely naked, and she had the whole club in a trance, fixed on her glistening body, shining in the spotlight. Even though she was in a cage as a safety measure, it did not hinder her performance in the slightest. Keanu couldn't shift his gaze. She was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen. All he could think of was her in his bed. It didn't even slip by his mind how far east he was. His thoughts were solely based around her. Eventually, her performance ended. The crowd started cheering as she left. Keanu kept sitting in the back, lighting a cigarette. He ordered another whiskey and coke and just stared at the now empty stage. He kept thinking about Cosmo. Maybe he could catch her after work? After all it'd be rude to go up to her right after her dance and say "Hey, you wanna fuck?", no, no, Keanu had a tiny bit more class than that. He'd ask her before her next performance. Some minutes passed, and the club was almost completely empty, music was still playing though. Suddenly, Keanu felt a hand on his shoulder.
-"You should head out. The show's over. We're closing soon." The voice spoke. Keanu didn't even turn his head.
-"I'm just gonna stay a while longer. I like the atmosphere." Keanu responded, his voice a bit distracted. The hand grabbed him tighter and turned him toward itself. Keanu saw a lion holding him. The same lion he saw in the bathroom of that bar this morning.
-"I wasn't asking." The lion growled. Keanu chuckled.
-"Oh, Scarface. It's you. Sure, sure I'm gonna go soon. But..." Keanu looked at the lion, then on the table next to him, then back at the lion. "Come on, you know you wanna." Keanu offered. The lion looked at him, thinking for a second.
-"You're carrying?" The lion asked. Keanu smirked, pulling a plastic bag out of his pocket.
-"Course I am." Keanu spoke, spilling a small mountain of powder onto the table and putting the bag back in his pocket.
-"Alright you can stay a little longer." The lion chuckled, pulling out a note and a credit card. He gave the card to Keanu and started rolling up the note. They both snorted a big line and grunted in euphoria. The lion roared and let out a loud whoop. Keanu slammed his hand against the table and stood up, euphoric.
-"Hell yeah! C'mere!" Keanu yelled, hugging the lion and patting him on the back aggressively. The lion returned the favor, and they both laughed for a moment.
-"You look familiar, though." The lion noticed, after taking a closer look at Keanu. Keanu put his hands up.
-"Guess I've just got one of those faces." Keanu chuckled.
More voices could be heard coming inside the club. Keanu looked over to see who was coming in. He saw a bunch more lions, all sharply dressed. (Shit. Time to leave.) He thought to himself. Just as he moved to leave though, he saw something among them. Antlers? He looked closer. Out of the crowd of lions, a familiar face emerged. It was Louis, all dolled up in a red suit, smoking a cigarette.
Keanu couldn't believe what he was looking at. He looked again, and again. Yeah, his eyes weren't fooling him, that was Louis. Couldn't be anyone else. Keanu put two fingers in his mouth and whistled as hard as he could. He instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the club. The lions, along with Louis turned to look at him.
-"What! The! Fuck!" Keanu yelled out at them.